Taurus over South Africa. (Digest).The Taurus KEPD KEPD Kinetic Energy Penetrator Destructor 350 precision standoff stand·off n. 1. A tie or draw, as in a contest. 2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other. 3. A standoff insulator. adj. Standoffish. guided missile guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. was tested in Overberg, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. to the satisfaction of the German Air Force, the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61 and Taurus Systems. The missile flew from a Tornado aircraft at almost 14,800 feet to its full operational range and scored a precision strike on its target. The test took place under quasi-operational conditions (target silhouette/flight path) and the newly developed Taurus KEPD 350 mission planning station was used to calculate and transmit mission data to the missile. |
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